as in unsuccessful
not producing the desired result
inefficient measures to solve the problem of teenage smoking
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Recent Examples of inefficient
Four-year fixture Jaden Akins is tenacious, if inefficient.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Managing multiple devices often means dealing with bulky, inefficient chargers that fail to meet the demands of modern technology.
—New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2025
An inefficient system means significant wait times and major computational expense.
—Steve Nadis, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2025
Investing more through these mechanisms will yield greater returns than recreating inefficient aid bureaucracies.
—Sean P. Brooks, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Managing multiple devices often means dealing with bulky, inefficient chargers that fail to meet the demands of modern technology.
—New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2025
An inefficient system means significant wait times and major computational expense.
—Steve Nadis, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2025
Investing more through these mechanisms will yield greater returns than recreating inefficient aid bureaucracies.
—Sean P. Brooks, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inefficient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inefficient
Adjective
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While the administration's efforts to slash the size of the federal government are embroiled in various lawsuits, court challenges to halt the shutdown of USAID have been unsuccessful so far.—
GARY FIELDS AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The two had been hired to kill Pino’s estranged wife, according to the FBI, though their attempts up to that point had been unsuccessful.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Some were ineffective, such as unconscious bias training.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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The higher the number (3 being the maximum and X being ineffective), the more effective that status ailment will be.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, several examples indicate that using generative AI professionally may, in some cases, be counterproductive, or banned, in real work environments.—
Derek Newton,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Advocates, meanwhile, have assailed the measure as cruel and counterproductive.—
Ethan Varian,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Inefficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inefficient. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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